Iowa History

Sign up for the 2023 Preserve Iowa Summit set for June 1-3 in Sioux City. With a pre-Summit Archaeology Day, awards ceremony, tours and sessions about preservation, there's something for everyone at the "Sioux City Making Tracks" Preserve Iowa Summit. bit.ly/3GWCyPG.

Join us online at noon April 27 when Prof Daniel Maher discusses the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, @Seedsaversx, and the @meskwaki_n and the cultivation of old lifeways. Register at bit.ly/3ojoOrz to attend and for a link to recording.

SHSI's Susan Kloewer (left) and DCA's Chris Kramer (right) welcomed @IALtGov Adam Gregg and @EMCInsurance's Cristy Magill to the IA Research Center today. Gregg recorded a video for students, and EMC sponsors our traveling museum exhibit. Thank you both for supporting IA history.

The application cycle for 2023-2024 Research Grants for Authors is officially open! The State Historical Society of Iowa will fund up to 12 grants of up to $1,500 for researchers working on any topic in Iowa history. Application deadline is April 17, 2023. bit.ly/3YwehX9

Enjoy Iowa's finest music, art and food and beverages during the 11th annual Celebrate Iowa Gala. 7pm, 6pm/VIP reception. Scottish Rite Consistory in Des Moines. Tickets: conta.cc/3Pb4odH. #IowaCulture @WHO13News @HyVee @mrdistilling @downtownDSMUSA @DowntownDSM

Today, we remember the men and women who lost their lives or were injured during the attack on Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941. J.N. "Ding" Darling of @TheDesMoinesRegister made this poster in 1942. bit.ly/3P6tEBQ or bit.ly/3UCcdKr. #IowaCulture #DingDarling

Join us for the 11th Celebrate Iowa Gala, Friday, 12/9, Scottish Rite Consistory/DSM. 7 pm (VIP reception @ 6 pm) Tickets: conta.cc/3ENeKvH. #IowaCulture @catchdesmoines @DowntownChamber @downtownDSMUSA @PreserveIowa @HyVee @WHO13news @Dmscottishrite @mrdistilling @dolldsm

Happy b'day to #GeorgeGallup, born in Jefferson, IA on 11/18/1901. His mother-in-law, #OlaBabcockMiller, urged him to study public opinion and election forecasting. He later founded the #GallupPoll. bit.ly/3ArbqFd. #IowaCulture @uiowa @DrakeUniversity @NorthwesternU

Sign up your young history detective for our next History Mystery program, December 3rd at 10 am. They'll discover artifacts and uncover connections to Iowa history. Learn more and sign up at: bit.ly/3G3pecm #IowaMuseums #GoldiesKidsClub

"Curry" on over and register your young historians to join the upcoming History Mystery program this Saturday, November 5th at 10 AM. Any guesses what this featured item could be? Register at: bit.ly/3TkdB4o #IowaCulture #IowaHistory #IowaTeachers #GoldiesKidsClub

Our Iowa History 101 program on 11/10 will focus on little-known facts about Fort Des Moines, Iowa, in 1917, including the experiences of 7 Black officers who served in #WWI. Image: James. B. Morris. bit.ly/3TSZpj9. #IowaCulture @NAACPIANE @UI_History @IAStateHistory

Iowa educators are using a new tool to teach Iowa history, and it’s catching on in classrooms across the state. A special online collection of history-education materials has been viewed more than 3 million times since the State Historical Society of Iowa.

With the #WorldSeries set for this week, here's a throwback to a Shenandoah, IA, MINK League team (1911). The MINK League took its name from initials of members states: Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. See more at bit.ly/3FfX5yF. @MLB #IowaCulture #astros #phillies

Register for our next Iowa History 101 program, online at noon 10/27. Amie Adams will talk about B.O. Wolden (1886-1968) and other naturalists who saw the alteration of the prairie bioregion and the beginnings of the conservation movement. bit.ly/3TwpqEP. #IowaCulture

Our Iowa History 101 program on 11/10 will focus on little-known facts about Fort Des Moines, Iowa, in 1917, including the experiences of 7 Black officers who served in #WWI. Image: James. B. Morris. bit.ly/3TSZpj9. #IowaCulture @NAACPIANE @UI_History @IAStateHistory

Love history and interested in archival work? November 11 is the deadline to apply for a (paid!) spring internship with the State Historical Society of Iowa.

Congratulations are in order for Suzy Turner of Nashua-Plainfield Community School District! The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History named Mrs. Turner the 2022 Iowa History Teacher of the Year. #NationalHistoryDay

Sign up your young history detective for our next History Mystery program, November 5th at 10 am. They'll discover artifacts and uncover connections to Iowa history. Learn more and sign up at: bit.ly/3TkdB4o #IowaCulture #IowaHistory #GoldiesKidsClub

Join Amie Adams to learn about B.O. Wolden (1886-1968) and other early Iowa naturalists. We'll consider what the radical alteration of the prairie bioregion can teach us about natural history and the conservation movement. Noon 10/27 bit.ly/3TwpqEP @iowadnr #IowaCulture

Our Mobile Museum is coming to the Charles City Farmers Market Wednesday. The custom-built Winnebago is packed with artifacts and videos that explore 13,000 years of Iowa history. Free tours 3:30-6pm on Blunt St/Central Park. bit.ly/3ST7HqZ. #IowaCulture @charlescity